July 6th
142 Notable deaths
Hans Wilsdorf
German watchmaker (1881-1960).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Kulmbach.
Died July 6th, 1960 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Kenneth Grahame
British novelist.
Born March 8th, 1859 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1932 at 73 years old in Berkshire. [ref]
János Kádár
Former general secretary of the hungarian socialist workers' party.
Born May 26th, 1912 in Rijeka. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
George Grosz
German artist (1893-1959).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1959 at 65 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish composer, best known for his concierto de aranjuez.
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Sagunto. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1999 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Gail Patrick
American actress, television producer (1911-1980).
Born June 20th, 1911 in Birmingham.
Died July 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Otto Klemperer
German conductor and composer.
Born May 14th, 1885 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1973 at 88 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Kasey Rogers
American actress (1925-2006).
Born December 15th, 1925 in Missouri.
Died July 6th, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (stroke, esophageal cancer).
Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor (1940-1979).
Born January 6th, 1940 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1979 at 39 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).
Harvey Fuqua
American musician, record producer.
Born July 27th, 1929 in Louisville. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2010 at 80 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 142
Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard